Sports by Hartley Monday, Feb. 12th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 9 Victoria Royals 6 (Saturday)
The Cougars exploded for five straight goals in the final period to erase a 5-4 deficit and sweep the doubleheader before 3,034 fans at CN Centre.
The game summary and highlights are here.
Zac Funk notched his 7th hat trick of the season (which is the most in team history) to give him a league-high 49 goals, five shy of the PG Cougars team record of 54 set by Quinn Hancock in the 1997-98 season.
Terik Parascak tallied in the first period to give him 31 goals, a new record for a PG Cougars rookie.
Hunter Laing and Borya Valis scored twice each for P.G. who outshot Victoria 46-23, including 23-3 in the third period.
Are you not entertained!?!?
A wild night results in a 9-6 win over the Royals. Recap and reaction from GM & HC Mark Lamb and F Zac Funk 👇https://t.co/ehcUdrF9WY
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) February 11, 2024
Prince George Cougars 4 Victoria Royals 1 (Friday)
A dominant victory to begin the weekend set 💪https://t.co/YjLARbrrdD
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) February 10, 2024
The game summary and highlights are here.
The (35-15-0-2) Cougars play their next two games against the last-place Blazers, Friday in Prince George and Saturday in Kamloops.
With 16 regular season games left, P.G. has the 3rd most points in the Western Conference, a point behind the (35-12-2-1) Portland Winterhawks and the (35-17-1-2) Everett Silvertips.
Portland has 18 games remaining and Everett has 13.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
BCHL:
Penticton Vees 8 Prince George Spruce Kings 0 (Saturday)
The Vees outshot the Spruce Kings 44-10, including 15-0 in the 2nd period before 2,918 fans in Penticton.
The game summary is here.
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 5 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 (Friday)
The game summary is here.
The Spruce Kings head to Vancouver Island this week.
Prince George will play at Victoria on Friday, at Cowichan Valley on Saturday and at Alberni Valley on Family Day, Monday, Feb 19th.
With 15 regular season games remaining, the (13-23-3) Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, three points behind the (14-22-3-1) Merritt Centennials.
🚨 ROSTER MOVES🚨
The Prince George Spruce Kings are excited to annouce the following additions:
C- Aidan Carolan (’05)
F- Vital Dinis (’06)Please join us in welcoming Aidan and Vital to Prince George! pic.twitter.com/U8JC7GDqbs
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) February 11, 2024
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
U18 Cariboo Cougars 2 Okanagan Rockets 1 (Sunday)
U18 Cariboo Cougars 5 Valley West Giants 2 (Saturday)
The U18 Cougars extended their winning streak to six games.
With two games remaining in their regular season, the (26-6-2) U18 Cougars are in second place, two points behind the (26-4-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and one point ahead of the (26-5-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
Cariboo will conclude at Fraser Valley on Feb 24th and 25th.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
The Female U18 schedule and results are here.
NHL: (2 Sunday games)
Vancouver 3 Washington 2 (OT)
J.T. Miller scored at 4:55 of overtime for the (35-12-6) Canucks who are in first place by three points in the NHL overall standings.
Vancouver will conclude a 5-game road trip Tuesday (5:30 PM) against the (14-35-3) Blackhawks in Chicago.
St. Louis 7 Montreal 2
There are 4 Monday games in the NHL with one Canadian team in action as Calgary visits the New York Rangers. Other action has Seattle at New Jersey, Arizona at Philadelphia and Minnesota at Vegas.
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
PG Iceman:
PHOTOS: Nemethy wins second consecutive PG Iceman https://t.co/VaSMUeYR6R pic.twitter.com/RCdirKAsjR
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 12, 2024
NFL:
(58th Super Bowl in Las Vegas)
Kansas City Chiefs 25 San Francisco 49ers 22 (OT)
It’s the second Super Bowl title in a row for the Chiefs, and the third in the past five years.
Patrick Mahomes was named game MVP in all three of those title wins.
Mahomes threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman in overtime to give the Chiefs the come-from-behind victory.
Golf:
Canadian Nick Taylor of Abbotsford won the Waste Management Phoenix Open defeating American Charley Hoffman in a playoff.
Taylor is now a 4-time winner on the PGA Tour.
Canada West basketball:
(Men)
Saskatchewan Huskies 91 UNBC Timberwolves 86 (Saturday)
MBB: Ledoux, Ross, Hunter All Finish in Double-Digits in Their Final TWolves Home Game.
Recap 📎: https://t.co/FC1b4ZYHtc
📸: Harsh Banga
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 11, 2024
UNBC Timberwolves 86 Saskatchewan Huskies 75 (Friday)
MBB: Hunter’s Big Night Guides UNBC to a Home Win Over the Huskies.
Recap 📎: https://t.co/JIjyQ5rq2y
📸: Harsh Banga pic.twitter.com/9h4qqw2Aru
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 10, 2024
(Women)
Saskatchewan Huskies 95 UNBC Timberwolves 32 (Saturday)
WBB: TWolves Fall to Huskies in Rebecca Landry’s Final TWolves Appearance.
Recap 📎: https://t.co/HlsBbsCmZF
📸: Harsh Banga pic.twitter.com/QGKslGD8wb
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 11, 2024
Saskatchewan Huskies 98 UNBC Timberwolves 42 (Friday)
WBB: Manak, TWolves Drop Weekend Opener to Top-Ranked Huskies.https://t.co/bsRTGsLesl
📸: Harsh Banga pic.twitter.com/95KrL5d1NW
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 10, 2024
The UNBC men finished with a 9-11 record and qualified for the playoffs in Winnipeg that will begin on Wednesday, Feb 21st.
The UNBC women missed the playoffs with a 4-16 record.
The Canada West women’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.
NBA:
The (19-34) Toronto Raptors continue a 5-game homestand tonight (Monday 4:30) against the (10-43) San Antonio Spurs.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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